Story of movie Donald%27s Cousin Gus : Donald's Cousin Gus is a 1939 Walt Disney cartoon in which Donald Duck is visited by his gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, who proceeds to eat Donald out of house and home. It was released on May 3, 1939.
| Donald's Cousin Gus | |
|---|---|
| Donald Duck series | |
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack King |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Jack Hannah Carl Barks |
| Voices by | Clarence Nash (Donald Duck) Pinto Colvig (Barking Hot Dog) |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Dick Lundy |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 3, 1939 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Hockey Champ (1939) |
| Followed by | Beach Picnic (1939) |
This cartoon was also the first ever pre-recorded program (in this case, film) to be televised in the United States, airing as part of NBC's "first night" of sponsored programming on May 3, 1939.
The short was directed by Jack King, and animated by Lee Morehouse, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Don Towsley. The story was created by Jack Hannah and Carl Barks.
Screenplay
VHS
- In the United States on Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: Donald
- In Germany on Donald Duck Geht in die Luft, Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber, Goofy und Pluto Total Verrückt, and Mit Mir Nicht
- In France on Disney Parade 3
- In Italy on Paperino, Sono Io ... Paperino, Cartoons Disney 6
Laserdisc and DVD
The short can be found on the Japanese laserdiscs Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3. It can also be found on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald DVD, which was released on May 18, 2004.
It was later reaired on television on:
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode 21, Goin' to the Birds
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode 77
- Disneyland, episode The Plausible Impossible
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